(br)=brush (ts)=Tropical Storm
(bd)=Back Door,meaning coming from over land from opposite coast.Not all names
are noted,also storms before 1950 were not named.Not every stat on every storm
description is given.Years
within or near core1875bdtsbr,1879,1882,1886-2,1897,1898-2tsbr,1900br,1905tsbr,1908tsbr,1909br,1912tsbr,1915br,1918,1932br,1934ts,1938,1940,1940ts,1941ts,1942br,1943br,1943tsbr,1946ts,1949tsbr,1957,1957ts,1963br,1970ts,19711973tsbr,1974bdts,1978ts,1979ts,1980ts,1982ts,1985-2,1986,2002br,2004ts,2005,2007 br,2008ts,2008,2011ts47
times in 143 yrs end of 2014

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours)(15h)once every 9.53 yearsstate stats

Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts)101mph

Statistically when this area should be affected
next1 year overdue

Last affected by Sept 4th, 2011 tropical storm Lee hits while drifting back west with 45mph winds.

This areas hurricane past1879 aug 23rd 105mph just west while moving north. A 12 ft storm surge & many buildings destroyed.1882 Sept 14th,105mph 1886 June 14th 95mph from the SW1886 oct 12th, 120mph from the south ,a 9 ft storm surge as winds blew for 36 hrs,most houses removed from foundations due to storm surge.196 killed & hundreds of cattle killed1897 Sept 13th 85mph from the ESE 1918 August 6th,120mph from the SSE . It struck without warning.press 28.36 gusts to 125mph.Overall heavy damage 34 killed.1938 Aug 14th, 75mph from the south1940 aug 7th 80mph from the ESE ,6 killed 5ft storm surge slow moving dumped 21 inches of rain1957 hurricane Audrey , 145mph from the south thousands of buildings destroyed june 27th. Between 90 and 95 percent of the buildings in Cameron and Lower Vermilion Parishes were damaged beyond repair. 13 ft s.s decreased to 7.6 ft by the time it reached Lake Charles.Est 556 killed 144mph over 40,000 homless in Louisiana. Pressure at landfall recorded at 959mb 28.30 inches with a forward speed of 14mph,most winds at ground level were in the cat 1 range...surge animation1971 Sept 16th, 90mph
Edith from the S.W gusts to 95mph 6 ft s.s ,69mph in Cameron with gusts to 96mph passed approx 30 miles east of Cameron.Heavy damage to sugarcane crops. 1985 Aug 15th,Hurricane danny passes just east from the south with 90mph winds
1985 Oct 28th, Hurricane Juan hits just S.E with 85mph winds from the south before turning east.
1986 June 26th hurricane Bonnie, 85mph from the SSE passes to the west.
2005 Sept 24th Hurricane Rita hits with 120mph winds from the SSE. High storm surge in many areas of Vermillion parish with very heavy damage.Moves slowly to the NW as a large hurricane weakening while moving in. Before and after Rita | Radar at landfall | Louisiana from space before & after Rita | Newspaper headline | Damage map
2008 Sept 13th Hurricane Ike passes to the S.W with 110mph winds while moving into Galveston from the ESE. USGS surge info